Yamagata, Yamagata
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| Yamagata 山形 |
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| 山形市 · Yamagata City | |||
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| Coordinates: 38°15′N 140°20′E / 38.25°N 140.333°ECoordinates: 38°15′N 140°20′E / 38.25°N 140.333°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Yamagata Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Akio Ichikawa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 381.34 km2 (147.24 sq mi) | ||
| Population (July 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 253,951 | ||
| • Density | 665.94/km2 (1,724.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Japanese Rowan | ||
| - Flower | Safflower | ||
| Phone number | 023-641-1212 | ||
| Address | 2-3-25 Hatagomachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-8540 |
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| Website | www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp | ||
Yamagata (山形市 Yamagata-shi) is a city in the Tōhoku region of Japan on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture.[1]
It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.[2]
References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamagata" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1038; "Tōhoku" at p. 970.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Yamagata, Yamagata at Wikimedia Commons- Yamagata City website (Japanese)
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